Grammatical class

Noun

engin

any device, contraption or machinery, particularly a complex, dangerous or powerful one

Details

Syllables

en-gin

Phonetics

ɑ̃.ʒɛ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

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Freq. (movies)

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Freq. (news)

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Sentences

Cet engin est hors service.

This machine is out of order.

A1

Tu as vu ce que cet engin pouvait faire.

You've seen what this machine can do.

A1

Je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment faire fonctionner cet engin.

I can't figure out how to operate this machine.

A2

Ça a pas été trop dur, parce que je suis une bonne reproductrice, je suis quand même tombée enceinte alors que j’avais un stérilet, et j’ai des jumeaux (mes petits frère et sœur), alors bon, et, ça reste entre nous, mais ton père il a un sacre engin.

It wasn't too hard, because I'm very fertile; I still got pregnant even though I had an IUD, and I have twins (my little brother and sister). You see, and this is just between you and me, but your father has a hell of a tool on him.

B1

Lorsque Tom s'est arrêté au stop, son engin a calé.

When Tom stopped for a stop sign, his engine stalled.

B1

A noter que la caouanne, Caretta caretta, semble effectivement ne plus pondre en Corse, l’espèce n’a pas complètement disparu des côtes de France où, chaque année, quelques individus sont capturés involuntairement par des engins de pêche.

It should be noted that the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, no longer seems to lay eggs in Corsica, but the species has not completely disappeared from French coastlines where, each year, several individuals are caught unintentionally in fishing apparatus.

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